China Railway Operated 2,501 Tourist Trains from January to August
According to China State Railway Group, from January to August this year China Railway carried 3.32 billion passengers, up 3.9% year-on-year and a record high for the period; it operated 2,501 tourist trains, including 1,387 tourist special trains and 1,114 tourist line trains. It also ran 812 themed trains, with multi-ride and period tickets covering 78 lines and tourist multi-ride tickets covering 27 lines. In cross-border services, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail carried 23.408 million cross-border passengers, and the China-Laos railway carried 245,000.
Impact and considerations
The volume of tourist and themed trains and cross-border passenger data reflect accelerating rail-tourism integration, offering market reference for tourist train operators, destinations and cross-border travel service providers.
Key points
- From January to August, China Railway carried 3.32 billion passengers, up 3.9% year-on-year and a record high for the period.
- It operated 2,501 tourist trains, including 1,387 tourist special trains and 1,114 tourist line trains.
- It ran 812 themed trains such as 'fan specials' and 'sports fan specials,' activating the 'themed train plus' economy.
- Multi-ride and period tickets cover 78 lines, while tourist multi-ride tickets cover 27 lines.
- The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail carried 23.408 million cross-border passengers, up 10.7% year-on-year; the China-Laos railway carried 245,000 cross-border passengers, up 39.1%.
- China Railway carried 16.683 million foreign passengers, up 33.3% year-on-year, actively adapting to passenger growth from the national visa-free transit policy.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- 中国旅游新闻网
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- First source publication
- 21 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Page published
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:01
- Last updated
- 21 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Original links
- China Tourism News：1月至8月全国铁路开行旅游列车2501列-中国旅游新闻网Document (opens in a new tab)Primary source · zh · Published 21 Sept 2026, 08:00